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Swift Technical Campus: Product Innovation-1 Coursework 2
Swift Technical Campus: Product Innovation-1 Coursework 2
PRODUCT INNOVATION-1
Coursework 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have taken efforts in this project. However, it would not have been possible
without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I would
like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them.
Rohitkumar
Automotive Engg.
Level -1
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INDEX
Sr. no Topics Page no.
1 Abstract 4
2 Introduction 5
3 Project objective 5
4 Project scope 5
5 Project problem statement 6
6 Project planning 6
7 Project flow chart 7
8 Can Crusher 8
9 Features of can crusher 8
10 Various type of Can Crusher 8
11 Key Features of Design 18
12 Market Survey 19
13 Application of can crushers 24
14 Material consideration and their properties 25
15 Raw material used in Can Crusher 28
16 Assembling of Can crusher 29
17 Specification and Features 35
18 CAD drawing of Can crusher 36
19 Automation and Further modification 44
20 Force volume change 49
21 Force Required to crush a Can 50
22 How cast iron and steel is better than wood 51
23 Crushing Rate 52
24 Engineering Aspects 52
25 Innovation 53
26 Observation 53
27 Conclusion 54
ABSTRACT
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The study of manufacturing was very important in order to carried out this project
to ensure that student understand on what are needs to do. This project is about
designingand fabricating the Can Crusher to helps people easy to crush the
Aluminium,tin andsoda cans. This project involves the process of designing the
crusher usingconsidering forces and ergonomic factor for people to use. After the
design has complete,it was transformed to its real product where the design is used
for guideline. Theseprojects also require ensuring the safety for indeed of
publishing. Methods and processinvolve in this project for instance joining using
bending, welding, drilling, and cuttingprocess. This project is mainly about
generating a new concept ofCan Crusher thatwould make easier to bring anywhere
and easier to crush the tin. After all process hadbeen done, this crusher may help us
to understand the fabrication and designing processthat involve in this project.Even
though there are many types ofthe can crusher machine in the market, the
completion of this new model providesamore practical usage.
Introduction:
The main purpose of this project is to understand the fundamental knowledge of
design and mechanism by using gear system and a simple mechanism
property.This project contains of designing and fabrication of can crusher machine.
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There have many differences between this can crusher with current design in
marketplace.This project is to develop and improving it performance as well so
that there has no doubt about the design and concept. This design required little
forces to crush the aluminium cans, can crush a can at a time. In this project, it
requires lot of skills, information and also knowledge such as Computer Aided
Design software, Solid works software, using machine called shearing machine,
bending machine, vertical bend saw, bench work and welding process. This design
definitely would help the user. So, this design would through much process before
it get into prototype term in order to achieve the objectives and off course customer
need
A mechanical tin can crusher is basically one of the most aid able machines.
Ithelps to reduce the pollute environment of this world. Thus helps create a better
place tolive in. apart from that, this can crusher can actually be the future mode of
recyclesapart from the recycle bins. It can be placed every where, in the park,
houses, even incars, by using a smaller can crusher.
Therefore, This project interest and expose me the field of mechanism and design
engineering. To design the mechanical part of a can crusher and to fabricate the
mechanical part of the system.
Project objective:
The objective of the project is given below:
To design and fabricate the can crusher that required low force
to crush the cans.
To design and fabricate the can crusher that can crush a can at
a time a.
To design and fabricate the can crusher that has storage to
locate the can after crush.
Project Scope:
Project Scopegive us a lot of advantages to learn new process to produce this
product and absolutely we could find lot of advantages neither we are realized
or not. The scope of this project can crusher is the most important part in project.
Make sure scope is totally followed the line of this project to achieve, what the
project need. Thescope of work in this project are given below :-
Project Planning:
This project is startingwith meet Asst. Professor VarinderMandleyin a first week,to
collect information and also other information from via internet, books and survey
at market,this literature review for the project must do for every week. The Gantt
chart (time management) and flow chart (process management)
will be developing on second week. This is done using Microsoft Excel using
Ganttchart system.
Theprogress of the project and guided by Asst. professor VarinderMandleyto solve
difficulty.The next task is research of literature review with the means of the
internet, books,available published articles and materials that is related to the title.
Designing phase start of by sketching few model models using manual sketch on
A4 papers. Do it comparison for choose the best concept. Software applications are
downloaded from internet to design the model based on the sketches. Software
SolidWork helps to draw the better dimension.
The next step is the fabrication of make some method for this project.Choose
the material, make some list for the material and dimension. Do it planning of
fabrication process for this project.
After that, start the fabrication process. It would take seven weeks to get this
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design and fabrication process alteration done. Make some analysis and testing for
the project. Do it correction for error this project. Finish the fabrication process
with painting process.
After that, the final report writing and final presentation will be the last task to be
Accomplished.
Q.1
Can Crusher:
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A can crusher is a device used for crushing aluminum soda, soft drinks and beer
cans for easier storage in recycling bins. Most of the recyclers don’t require you to
crush cans, if you do recycle a lot, your normal bin may fill up quickly. The can
crusher gives you extra space by flattening either single or multiple cans. The first
can crusher was of course the human foot. People often stomped on cans to flatten
them down either for recycling or for greater space in the garbage can. This could
sometimes hurt if the foot did not come down properly on the can. But now there
are lot of can crushers available in the market. The simplest, usually about 10 US
dollars (USD) have you crush a single can at a time, by pulling on a lever that
brings weight down on the can until it is crushed nearly flat. For about 20 USD you
can find can crusher devices that will flatten numerous cans at the same time. This
type of can save time, especially if crushing the can by hand.
Can crusher can be of many types according to how they works; it can be
mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and magnetic. Hydraulic can crusher work
without the use of water and certainly are devoid of any sound or calibrations. But
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mostly the ones we commonly find in the market are electronic. There are various
companies like Ontario limited, Alan Ross Machinery Corporation, Can Cycler
equipment, Inc, etc. that have steadily taken up this recycling objective through the
products that they sell, and can crusher is one of them.
large or small size. This type of can crusher having holes on its rear plates for
wall mounting. The given figure shows hand operated soda can crusher
smasher:
Fig.(I).A
This type of can crusher consists of a channel rear section having holes for
wall mounting and two plates one is fixed at the lower end of the channel or
other is moves with the help of handle or link arrangement. The can is
placed in between the two plates and a load is applied on the
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The Aluminum Can Crusher instantly crushes most cans to about 1-inch.
Simply hold the handle and pull it down. Even more, the sturdy all-steel
construction is durable. It save valuable space both where you store the cans
and when you transport them. Now you can haul 5 times as many aluminum
cans. It means you'll have less trips to the recycling center and each trip will be
worth more money. Best of all, you'll be doing your part to help the
environment. Recycling is fun and easier than ever with the Crusher
Fig.(I). B
This type of can crusher make the recycling process more efficient with The
Aluminum Can Crusher.
Instantly crushes all 12- and 16-ounce cans to about 1 inch, so space is saved
when storing and transporting them.
Sturdy all-steel construction is durable, with an easy-to-grab handle that
makes it easy to operate.
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Simply hold the crusher's handle and pull it down to crush a can.
Easy to hang on the wall and measures approximately 16 inches long.
Fig..(I).D
tank, will move the crushing device in a quick and exact motion and crush
the can. The pneumatic tube is about the size of large, rolled-up
poster.Description:
Pneumatic/Air Powered 12 or 16 oz Aluminum can crusher.
6 1/2" minimum length in chamber to accomodate various can
lengths. 110-120 PSI required for optimal performance.
Quality manufactured for durability, 6061 aluminum frame construction
Zinc and black oxide coated assembly hardware.
Anodized aluminum press and release valve with very high air
capacity, operated with the touch of a finger..
Double action 1.5 diameter x 6" strokenorgren cylinder.
All brass compression fittings.
Can be mounted on the table or wall as shown in figures.
compressor. Hydraulic fluids, also called hydraulic liquids, are the medium
by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery.
Features:
Heavy duty rotor design.
Unique hammer locking device.
Interchangeable liners .
Flexible application in primary and secondary crushing.
Fig. III
The foot operated floor can crusher is a great way to recycle aluminium and
steel cans. The can crusher is easy to use and comes with a support bar
which is designed to prevent cans from being forced out of the can crusher
by the pressure of the foot plate being pushed down. The crusher also
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features a piercing screw which can be adjusted to aid crushing harder cans.
Once the cans are crushed they can be sorted for recycling, a magnet is
featured on the can crusher to help distinguish between steel and aluminium
cans. If the magnet does not stick to the can it means it is aluminium. In the
given figures first shows the simple foot operated can crusher and second
shows the working of foot operated can smasher.
Features:
Easy to use crusher.
Foot operated.
Fig. H.
This equipment adopts hammer and the blade material break into a sphere,granular
or flake. Aliminum iron can be separated and through the dust removal equipment
that making the broken the sundry ruled out.
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Market Survey:
A market survey is a technique used in marketresearch that reveals the buying
behavior and purchasing power of consumers within a particular area. Market
research is any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers.
It is a very important component of business strategy. The term is commonly
interchanged with marketing research, marketing research is concerned specifically
about marketing processes, while market research is concerned specifically with
markets.
Market survey is a key factor to get advantage over competitors. Market research
provides important information to identify and analyze the market need, market
size and competition.
Market research, which includes social and opinion research, is the systematic
gathering and interpretation of information about individuals or organizations
using statistical and analytical methods and techniques of the applied social
sciences to gain insight or support decision making.
During market survey, I foundthat there are different types of can crusher are
available in the market, such as pneumatic can crusher, hydraulic can crusher,
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mechanical can crusher and electrical can crusher. Different designs of the can
crusher shows the different working principles of can crushers there market value,
cost, and the effort to operate. This information help me to make a new design of
the can crusher.
I collect some information from the users to gain an understanding of their
knowledge regarding the topic as well as to observe inthepreferences for certain
aspects to improve the quality of our product .The main points discovered during
the market survey are given below:-
Various question during the market survey and their answer information are given
below:
Answer by seller: We have hand operated, foot operated, Pneumatic and electric
can crushers.
Question by me: What is the required air pressure for pneumatic can crusher?
Answer by seller: Yes, There is guarantee of one year. If you have any problem
with respect to can crusher than you change the can crusher with in one year.
Answer by seller: The force required to crush the cans is depend upon the volume
of air inside the can if the volume is greater, then the more force is required for
crushing.
Question by me: How many cans are crushed by the can crusher at a same time?
Answer by seller: 6-10 cans at a time. It is mainly depends upon the size of the
hopper.
Question by me: What is the material of hand can operated can crusher?
Question by me: What is the prices range of the can crushers you have?
The can crusher during the market survey are shows below:
(d) Hydraulic can crusher (e) can crusher bin single pack
you may have noticed can crushers in malls, hotels and even schools or offices.
They really enjoy using these things. Installing these can crushers on every corner
of the streets would go a long way to protecting Mother Nature and in turn
ourselves as well. Many countries will follow suit and learn from this. This could
make the entire world a much nicer and cleaner area to live in.
Here's a handy list I threw together that just might sell you on the idea of adding
one to your home.Can crusher make much more likely to recycle your used
beverages. Due to which reduced the spaces.
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It is a really fun for the children to use this can crusher. Kids love the
satisfaction that comes with used a can of cola.
Q.3
Material consideration and their properties:
I. Cast iron:
Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon, and is popular because of its low
cost and ability to make complex structures. The carbon content in cast iron
is 3% to 4.5% by weight. Silicon and small amounts of Manganese, Sulfur,
and Phosphorus are also present in it. The products of cast iron exhibit
reasonable resistance against corrosion. It is neither malleable nor ductile,
and it cannot be hardened like steel. It melts at about 2100 ºF, and has either
a crystalline or a granular fracture.
ductile iron
malleable iron
II. Steel:
Steel is composed primarily of iron with carbon as the major alloying element.
The greater the percentage of carbon, the stronger and stiffer the steel. High-
carbon steels are generally infeasible for use as workpiece materials in sheet
metal forming because of their high resistance to permanent or plastic
deformation. Most automotive stampings are produced from low-carbon steel,
containing less than .15% carbon. In some applications resistance to plastic
deformation is desired, e.g., in springs.
The type of steel are given below:
Cold Rolled Steel As with most metals the alloy composition, heat treatment and
any mechanical processing (rolling in this case) are all important in determining
material behavior. The "drawing quality" steels are processed to produce uniform
deformation up to large deformations (deformation and uniform deformation is
discussed in detail below). One such deformation behavior improving process is
used in "aluminum killed" steel. Aluminum is used to remove oxygen from the
steel and so minimize the deleterious effects of oxygen on the extent of
deformation which can be imposed and on the uniformity of deformation. Steels
are available in 1/4 hard, 1/2 hard and full hard conditions.
Spring Steel has a high "elasticity," that is, a large amount deformation can be
imposed before the material takes on a permanent set or plastic deformation is
produced. These ideas are covered in detail below.
are used in forming special parts. Stainless steels with various heat treating tempers
are commonly available.
Properties of steel:
Strength
Toughness:
Ductility:-
Ductility is a measure of the degree to which a material can strain or elongate
between the onset of yield and eventual fracture under tensile loading.
Weldability:-
All structural steels are essentially weldable. However, welding involves locally
melting the steel, which subsequently cools. The cooling can be quite fast because
the surrounding material, e.g. the beam, offers a large 'heat sink' and the weld is
usually relatively small. This can lead to hardening of the 'heat affected zone'
(HAZ) and to reduced toughness. The greater the thickness of material, the greater
the reduction of toughness.
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Specification of steel:
Q.5
Assembling of Can Crusher: In the assembly of can crusher various
manufacturing processes are involved which are given below:
1. The first step is draw the free hand sketch of the model on the paper to
ensure that the concept will be successful. After this, the sketched model is
converted into solid modelingand drawing using solidworks.
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2. I collect the raw material for the can crusher such as angle arms for base,
sheet metal for the hood of gearbox, bushes for providing support to the two
rotating shafts, gears, handle for operating.
3. The next step is the measuring and marking of the material with the help of a
vernier caliper, measuring tape and try square for flatness checking. Scriber
is used for the marking.
4. After measuring and marking the extra material removed by machining from
the work piece with the help of lathe machine. Cutting of the raw material
with the help of power hacksaw.
5. After cutting process, the base frame of the can crusher is made with angle
arm by the welding process. The legs of the base have a washer welded to
the bottom for the purpose of mounting on table.
6. On the base frame, I place a cylinder or sleeve having a two cuts one is on
top, for inserting cans and other is on the bottom for the ejection of crushed
can automatically. The sleeve is mounted on the base frame with the help of
nuts and bolts.
7. After sleeve mounting, a gear box pillers are made with angle arms and
welded on the base frame. The two bushes are mount on the base frame and
two are mount on the piller of the gearbox. The driven(crank shaft) shaft
moves in base frame lower brushes and the driving shaftmoves in upper
bushes. The driven(crank) shaft is fitted with balance weight which provides
smooth reciprocating motion to the piston and takes less effort of worker.
8. The driving gear(pinion)is welded on the driving shaft and the driven
(bull)gear is welded on the driven(crank) shaft. The two gears are chain
wheel gears and the power is transmitted by the chain from the driving gear
to driven gear. The driving power is given by the handle manually, the
handle is mounted on the driving shaft with the help of nut and bolt.
9. On the sleeve upper cut a hopper is welded made of round iron bars. The
purpose of hopper is to hold the auxiliary cans.
10.The piston is placed in the sleeve and join to the crank shaft with the help of
connecting rod. The piston face is tapered from front, this provides
automatic lift to the another can and prevent the can from bending.
11.The gearbox is covered with the sheet metal hood or cover and hinge on one
end for the purpose of greasing or oiling of bushes or crank pin.
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The various photographs during the assemble of can crusher are as follows:
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2. Cylinder or sleeve:
3. Piston:
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7. Bush:
8. Handle:
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10. Hopper:
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motor speed is controlled by the regulators. The motor should be run at a speed
that it takes less time for Can crushing and protects the worker from any injury.
An Emergency switch is put on the top of the frame to stop the motor
immediately. The engine used for this purpose is of small single cylinder
engine. The engine’s output shaft is connects to the can crusher’s input shaft
with the help of V- belt pulley drive or with the help of spur and helical gears.
The speed of the motor for this purpose is 1000-1500 rpm. The below given
figure shows the motor or engine for this type of can crusher:-
(a) Motor (b) Engine
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The use of flywheel will balance the crank shaft.The flywheel provides
better speed and torque during the run of can crusher and provides better
crushing of cans in less time and less effort.
Flywheel
Force volume change:
A force acting on all particles (volume elements) of a given body and proportional
to the mass of the particles. A force can change the volume of an object. Some
objects are not very compressible. In case of can crushers, if the volume inside the
can is higher, then more force is required to crush a can but if the volume inside
the can is less, then less force is required to crush a can. The given figure shows
the change in volume of Can after applying force:
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The can has air pressure exerted on it both from outside and inside and those forces
are responsible for the can's subsequent demise.
Newton's second law deals with the sum of the forces. As long as the forces inside
and outside are balanced and equal, the can undergoes no change. When the forces
are unbalanced, changes in the shape of the metal can and will take place.
As the Can collapses, the volume of the Can decreases. The pressure of a gas is
related to the volume of its Can. At some point the diminished volume results in an
adequate pressure inside the Can to prevent continued collapse.
Hence,
acceleration(a)= velocity/time
acceleration(a)=0.0762/4
acceleration(a)= 0.01905m/ sec 2
we know,
Force(F)=ma {according to newton’s second law}
Therefore,
Force(F)=(18)*(0.01905)
F=0.3429N or (342.9)*10−3 N
Hence
Force required to crush a can is 0.3429N or 342.9mN(approx.)
Crushing Rate:Crushing rate may be defined as the number of cans crushed per
unit time ‘or’ the rate at which cans are crushed.
In this project,
Then,
Therefore,
Hence,
In this can crusher we use helical gears for the purpose of smooth power
transmission and noiseless operation.
Observation:
During the market survey, I found that there are various types of can crushers
available in the market such as hand operated can crusher, foot operated can
crusher,pneumatic, hydraulic and electric can crusher. But out of these can
crushers hand operated and foot operated can crusher are mostly used due to there
less cost and less effort for operating.
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These can crusher smashes the cans from 12oz to 17oz.This market survey enabled
me to study the wide range ofcan crushers and compare them on varying factors
such as the raw materials used, the functions such as operating principle,
specifications and cost. During this survey, I see various design of different type of
can crushers. In the market various designs are available they are efficient,
soundless and takes less effort of operator or having facility of wall mounting or
mounting on table.The market survey helped me in understanding the individual
parts and also functioning of the hand and foot operated can crusher to some
extent.
Conclusion:
From the observation, I conclude that there are lots of type of Can crusher
available in the market. I notice that there are different design. Out of all the Can
crushers I take hand operated reciprocating can crusher and make free hand sketch
on the piece of paper and analyze the design, and makes its drawing in solid works.
After this by using suitable manufacturing process assemble the can crusher. This
project provides the knowledge about the manufacturing process and different
designs of leverage and power transmission with the use of v- belt drive or gear
mechanism. This project is quite successful and able to meet the all requirements.
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